Why North Korea’s ‘gang of hooligans’ rebuke signals freeze in ties with South
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s influential sister has issued a sharply worded warning to South Korea’s new liberal government after drones were reportedly flown...
Over 1,000 apply as online slots for test-free Hong Kong driving licence snapped up
More than 1,000 people applied for test-free driving licences on Monday, with the 300 daily slots filled in about half an hour, after Hong...
AI and laser-armed robot dogs sharpen Hong Kong’s environment impact reviews
Hong Kong authorities are using artificial intelligence and laser-based sensors to improve environmental impact assessments for major projects, with plans to use these tools...
As China’s companies expand overseas, entrepreneurs want the passports to match
With domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in search of new, more lucrative markets....
Trump-Powell conflict escalates with threat of criminal indictment
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Sunday the Trump administration had threatened him with a criminal indictment and served grand jury subpoenas...
Jimmy Lai trial: Hong Kong judges to hear mitigation arguments from defence
Former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has returned to West Kowloon Court alongside eight co-defendants, as three judges hear mitigation arguments from...
Hong Kong’s driving licence bottlenecks undermine its car travel scheme
If Hong Kong’s Transport Department couldn’t see that road signs needed to be at eye level when it opened the Yau Ma Tei section...
Shocking! IKEA’s Biggest Closure in China: 7 Stores Shut, Including in Shanghai and Guangzhou
At the start of 2026, IKEA made a big announcement. On January 7, the company revealed it would close seven stores starting February 2....
Forget Venezuela and Greenland – here is the real trillion-dollar question
In today’s chaotic world, we can sum up the shift in the global economy and geopolitics with a single number: 1 trillion. The year...